Amusement device



April 10, 1928. 1,665,364

M. E. HUTH AMUSEMENT DEVICE i) fil 6% Mz/ EHHi/z t kwa Qtr/@MWW Patentedpr. 10, 19128.

I iranien. an'rirbr -ALLIV'ANGEQOHI'Q A 1- 'A application dfuefiaune 2,

i .4 :Thisfinvention rrela-testoy amusement rdevices Y such as.areprovided lin 'amusement parks and the like. i

The objectoi' jt-he invention is to. provide lfad'ev-ice-requiringskillby the operator, in

,whichV a series of targets'isgprovided/Yeach having a slot oraperture-into which a pro.-

ject-ile rsuehV as a coin'isnadaptecl'tobe dis.` charged-Thy a pistolconstructed for the purpose,e the target being sofarranged that whenwacom-enters the aperture it 'closes the cir` :cuit yto -an 1electriclightadjacent tothe tar-- .get, signalling to the Operator that :he hasmade `a.bullfseye.

An embodiment.ofi'theiinvention is illusi A plate-14 is permitted to`drop tothedottedv trated in `the vaccompanying drawings, .in Vwhich fFigure lis a rontelevation of the inn.V

`proved"amusementdevice; y

Fig."2, lan end l:elevation `ofthe same; l Fig. 3,l a transverse`sectionalview through fthetarget; l Fig-4, `a `rear elevationof i thetarget and Fig-" 2L front elevation of the Same.

Similar numera'ls refer lto similar parts throughout lthe drawings. K vli'lhe,devicefmay comprise asta-ndl l-'having the step orvoilset'f2iinrea-r Yof which vrare located the Llt-argets indicated generally at 3.

Each of these targets is formed of a rectangular sheet of rubber or thelike connected to the spaced horizontal prails 4 and 5 and provided withthe centrall opening 6.

The central portion of the target may be formed of a removablesheet 7 ofthe same material, having a central vertical slot 8 and adapted to haveits corners inserted into the eyes9 located upon the sheet 3.

An incandescent lamp 1() is located above each of the targets 3 andafplurality of shelves or steps 11 are provided on the stand above thetargets and lamps for displaying prizes to be given to those makingbullse es.

yA vertical tube 12 Vis ,located in rear of each target, having theforwardly curved upper end portion 13 communicating with the aperture 6,the lower end of the tube'being normally closed by a plate 14pivoted asat 15, at one side of the bottom of the tube and provided with theContact arm 17 beyond said pivotal point.

One vvi're 18, in the circuit to the correponding lamplO, is connectedto the piv;

oted plate 14.

A eentact arm 19 is pivoted as at 2o MoOctober 7,1924. y y l n In'f-operating tbe device r'5t-he` operator' 1927. serial No. 7.195,97?.

through the ,mai aan .nqnaniyiiiia atm.

against the pin 21v by mea-ns offaspringl22@ `i The ynormal `position of'the contactarms 17and 19 isshown in full Alinesin Fig. f4, theseconta-ct arms 'being :slfigh ly'ffSpace apart. The otherwire23 oftheilampfcirfl cuit is connected to the contact,` a.rm"1lf9. f- The:pivotal portion320 of thecontactarm l1 9jeX-tends throughthe Vrail4lfa-nd fis fpro- .rv Yvided .at its l, forward lend with jan .angular 4portion .24,formingan operatingflever by means ,of which Vthe" 'Contactarm 19 ym'ayfloe rocked to ythe Vdotted. :line ,position shown Yin .Fig4, incontact withthepin 25.

yIn unsposiaon it Wnibe Seen-raamt@ contact with the pin 26.

Spaced in front ofthe stand 21,2 i paral- Ylel therewith, fis lprovidedla' counter'27ito "tols 2 9 corresponding-in numberand-posi* tion to thetargets. l. v

These pistols are :to coins from the barrels thereof and may be of 'theltype shown VVin Norris Patent N0.'1,'510,899

places a coin in the pistolf29and,holdsthe pistol in the position shownvin Fig. 2, aiming at the slot 8 in the corresponding target. When thetrigger of vthe pistol `is pulled the coinis released and Vdischargedtoward` the target.

Assuming that `the coin entersthe'slot in` the target, it will dropthrough' the tube 13 vand rest upon the pivotedplate 14. Thek weight ofthe coin yisl ljust suficient to tilt the plate 14 enough tobring thecontact'v arm 17 suicient to swing the plate 14 downwardenough Vtopermit the coin to be released,

thereon'into engagement with the Contact thus maintaining a closedcircuit to the la-mp and giving a signal that a bullseyev has been madeupon this target.

' By rocking the handle 24 downward, ther Contact arm 19 will be raisedinto the dotted f line position shown in Fig.4 and the weight of thecoin will be sufficient to rock the plate i 14 into the dotted lineposition, permitting i 119-VV `through the epenlower end .31threnfintof..

the coin vto drop into the conical sack 30 and the box orreceptacle' i 1,second contactlarm againstmovement, a circuit connected to the signal,said circuit being'broken and connected to both pivoted contactarme,whereby a projectilelentering the tube through said aperture Willfallupon the pivoted, plate and tilt the same to move er bars and plate14 Will resume'the 'normal' When the lever 21A is released, the contactposition shown in full lines in, Fi 4, the spring 22 pullingthe arm'll'back `into normal position While lthe contactarm 17 and j plate 14:will by gravity swing into'this posi- Although the slot 8 is Vshowninafrein'ovn lable plate 7 inthe centerrof the target, this slot may beformed in the'largerpla'te 3. jHoWever, this removable plate is providedin order that other similar plates having larger Y' ory smaller slotsmay be substituted therefor `to' accommodate varying conditions andcircumstances.

'LA target includinga sheet of rubber and the like having an aperturetherein, a substantially vertical tube communicatingat itsupper-'portion lwith said aperture, aV p-iv- Y oted plate normallyclosinglthelovver end of *i the tube, a contactarm ltixeduponsaid piv- Yoted plate,

an` electrically operated signal associated vvith'the target, alisecondpivoted contact'arm adjacent to the irst named con-v tact arm, means'for normally holding the the first namedV pivoted arm into contactWithjthe second plvoted arm to close the circuit to the signalfand meansforY tilting the second pivotedarm d l to f'permit the Vpivotedplatef'to swing downward torelease the projectile therefrom. l

"nected tothe'slgnal, circ-uit closing means in the circuit arranged tobe operated by saidV fpivotedplate, meanswhereby a' projectile Y Y lthrough said aperture Will entering the `tube fall upon the pivotedplate and tilt the same YVto close vsaid lcircuit 'closingmeane ymeansfor releasing the pivoted plate to permit the projectile to lfalltherefrom, andfmeansfor ,retaining the projectile upon the pivoted plateuntil the releasing means is'operated.

fA target including ai sheet of'rubber and the like having an aperturetherein, a

substantially vertical tube communicating at its upper portion Withsaidaperture, a pivotedplate normally closing thef'lovv'er end of the tube,anelectrically operated signal associated with the target,-

circuit Vcon-V nected to the signal, circuit closing *means in thecircuit arranged to be operated by said pivoted plate, the pivoted platebeing so arranged that a projectile entering the tube throughsa-idaperturewill come to rest upon Y Y the plateand tilt thesamesufticiently to`r Y close the circuit vclosingmeans-'Withoutreleasing the projectile, and manually operated means forpermitting further tilting of the plate to permit theprojectilevtofallthere d from.

' In testimony have hereunto subscribed my name.-

` A MILO E. I-IUTH.

that clanitthe above, I

